A man police said jumped the fence and entered the Charlotte Douglas International Airport with a weapon early Friday morning has been arrested.

Jovany Castillo Lugo, 36, is charged with trespassing on airport property and carrying a concealed weapon.

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Officials said around 1 a.m., Lugo showed up in Concourse A and told officials he had been shot at by two people. He said he climbed the fence to get away from the shooters. Police said Lugo was not shot.

A friend of Lugo told police the two used drugs earlier and were trying to catch a flight to Texas. The woman said they walked around the perimeter of the airport and that's when Lugo jumped the fence.

Officers found a box cutter on Lugo.

Charlotte police have contacted federal authorities about the situation.

Anyone with additionalinformation is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.